HMD Global, the home of Nokia phones, has unveiled a new set of accessories – the Nokia Comfort Earbuds Pro, Nokia Clarity Earbuds +, Nokia Wired- and Wireless Headphones and Nokia Go Earbuds 2 Pro now available exclusively on Shopee.
Fans can also purchase the Nokia T20 tablet bundled with Nokia wired headphones for a limited time offer.
Nokia accessories — every device’s perfect match
Perfect gifts for every occasion; the new line of Nokia accessories can be used universally across your favorite gadgets whether it’s a Nokia smartphone or tablet, or another brand. The new accessories are now available on Shopee starting today:
For everyday use, the Nokia Comfort Earbuds Pro promotes in-ear comfort and noise cancellation with ANC noise cancellation technology. These earbuds provide up to seven hours of noise-canceled playback time on one charge and thanks to their natural ergonomic design and unique comfort ring, the Nokia Comfort Earbuds Pro lets users enjoy superbly balanced sound reproduction with ease. It also features dual-mic Environmental Noise Cancellation for clear calls.
The perfect partner for intense workouts or work days, the Nokia Clarity Earbuds + offers quality sound, longer playback, and zero interruptions. These earbuds come with dual mic Environmental Noise Cancellation technology and an Active Noise Cancellation mode to keep background sound to a minimum. They also have a 13mm device driver that delivers superior balanced sound quality. Users can use up to 20 hours of playback as they enjoy its super-light design built for comfort.
Fans can ride on that sleek and stylish headphones trend in prime comfort with both the Nokia Wired- and Wireless Headphones. The accessories sport big bass with a comfortable fit with their lightweight foldable design and comfortable cushions that lets users enjoy the powerful sound with ease. The Nokia Wireless Headphones can deliver up to 60 hours of playback, the best companions for listening while on the move.
A gift of durability and precision, the Nokia Go Earbuds 2 Pro are built with balanced 10 mm drivers to let users get the most out of their music as they produce rich bass and balanced sound. The earbuds offer an environmental noise-canceling feature that keeps the user’s voice clear and heard more clearly on calls. Moreover, the accessories have a low latency mode that lets users stay in the zone in games and videos with less audio lag, where they can keep going all day with up to 24 hours of charge case battery power. And with durability that can withstand rainy days and active workouts, users can enjoy the earbuds’ sweat and splash-resistant build and a secure design for maximized comfort.
All Nokia accessories can be purchased exclusively at Shopee until July 11 starting at PhP 890. The accessories will be available soon in all Nokia mobile official stores and authorized resellers online, and physical stores nationwide on June 27.
Featuring the award-winning qualities of Nokia phones now in the tablet space, the Nokia T20 has versatile features for all occasions – including long-lasting battery life, a crisp 2K screen, and immersive OZO Audio and OZO Playback. Users can work, learn and play for longer thanks to its premium Nordic quality and two years of OS upgrades for signature reliability.
Starting July 1, customers can purchase the Nokia T20 tablet in Ocean Blue color variant and 4 GB/64 GB configuration for only PhP 10,990 from its original price of PhP 12,990, bundled with the new Nokia wired headphones. Check out this limited-time offer on Shopee.
A lot of smartphones today boast a capable set of cameras since, after all, we are in the era where we’re all content creators in our own small ways — taking photos of everyday things we see. I have my personal preferences when it comes to the camera capabilities of my phone but a general, much simpler rule would be for it to have these three sensors — a nice main camera, a wide-angle, and a telephoto lens.
This is because I like taking photos in general, but I also love traveling so an ultra-wide sensor is necessary for opportunities to take epic landscape shots. To add to that, I like having a telephoto sensor since it can easily make my shots look varied and more dynamic especially when shooting people and their portraits.
iQOO 12 5G
The reason we’re talking about this is because iQOO’s latest flagship phone — the iQOO 12 5G — carries these three sensors and is backed up by the newest Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 CPU.
As of writing this, there are not many phones that carry this chipset so we were excited to see what this new device could offer when it arrived on our doorstep. We took it with us and here’s our take on its cameras used in and out of the city.
Meet the three sensors
As mentioned, the iQOO 12 5G is equipped with a triple camera system. It comprises a 50-megapixel main camera, another 50-megapixel for its ultra-wide-angle sensor, and a 64-megapixel telephoto portrait lens.
The main camera boasts an OIS (Optical Image Stabilization) 2.0 which is an improved version of a physical contraption in the device that counteracts your hand’s movements to ensure camera shakes are avoided
Its ultra-wide camera features a 119-degree field of view coupled with autofocus while promising minimal distortions. On the other hand, the telephoto lens also features OIS on top of PDAF (Phase Detection Auto Focus) which captures subjects in motion better.
AI in camera performance
Before we get to the sample photos, I’d just like to point out the role its new Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 CPU plays in capturing the following shots.
Qualcomm’s latest chipset is supposedly a powerhouse of artificial intelligence, fine-tuning in real-time for optimal results.
For its cameras, AI helps its Auto Mode by intelligently switching to the right and appropriate settings for the scene — all done before you hit the shutter button. And with our time with the phone, the cameras were able to properly calibrate their settings on the fly depending on the scenario at hand.
Main camera
The main camera captures impressive dynamic range even without HDR turned on as seen in the sample photo above. Even with the bright morning sun, the grass in the foreground, the trees further down, and even the ocean and sky all retained details with great clarity.
As mentioned previously, with the help of AI, the phone can quickly switch to the correct camera settings to properly capture each shot. This is evident in the above photo as it was able to set its shutter speed high. Thus, capturing water splashes in mid-air.
Telephoto and portrait
The iQOO 12’s telephoto sensor is very useful and is applicable in more than one use. First, you have your zoom lens that can get you closer to your subjects using its optic zoom so you don’t lose any clarity. Talking about this alone, it does capture sharp and detailed images using its 2x and 3x zoom.
Shot in 3x zoom | It shows that having a telephoto lens can instantly give you dramatic and better-composed shots
Switching to its 10x zoom, the camera uses digital zoom to extend to this range. Still, the images captured showed satisfying clarity. The image quality of its 10x zoom is even easily passable to upload online like social media posting.
Shot in 10x zoom
I spoke earlier of how having a telephoto lens gives you varied shots and the above photos are examples of this. Apart from just taking photos of wide FOVs, you get to play more with composition and even use a foreground to frame your subjects better.
To further show you the effect of having different field of views, check the photos below showing how you can present one subject in multiple shots just by using its zoom capabilities. Images were shot in 0.6x (ultra-wide), 1x, 2x, 3x, 10x, and 100x.
Shot in 0.6xShot in 1xShot in 2xShot in 3xShot in 10xShot in 100x
As you can see, 100x zoom is rarely useable just like other phones offering this feature, and it’s more of a novelty to show off with others — at least for me. Still, you can see some details and colors were pretty accurate as well.
Another use for its telephoto lens is for portraits. By using its telephoto lens, you can shoot a person and have their background appear more interesting as it appears closer than when shooting wide. To best preserve quality, I usually just choose between 2x and 3x zoom.
To further add appeal to your photo, switch to Portrait Mode and go for 2x zoom. What you’ll get is a blurred background that makes your subject pop out more.
What I’m impressed most about the photos that came out was since the separation of the subject from the background is done digitally, the cutout is sometimes not clean and you can see overlaps in the edges — especially the hair. The iQOO 12 5G was able to do this with clean edges.
The only problem I’ve encountered so far was when shooting on Portrait Mode, the phone’s autofocus takes a bit of time to properly set its focus on the subject. The result is a hit-and-miss of portrait shots so it’s advisable to capture multiple shots to ensure you get a good shot.
Ultra-wide
For its ultra-wide-angle camera, its 119-degree field of view definitely came in handy for outdoor shoots when there’s a majestic view in front of us. distortion or that fish-eye effect is kept to a minimum so that’s a good thing.
Colors are also vibrant and its autofocus works well, especially for instances when you don’t have much time to capture a shot.
Other features
On top of those, there are also other shooting modes embedded within the Camera app like Night Mode, Slow-mo, Time-lapse, Long Exposure, and more. They do what they’re expected of them, but on top of those, there are also different Color Profile modes such as Natural, Vivid, and Textured.
Shot on Macro Mode
There’s also Macro Mode that, for me, performs above average as it produces natural-looking and clear close-up shots. From the photo above, details are easily seen and the shallow depth of field looks natural and what you’d see on dedicated and professional cameras.
Final thoughts
The iQOO 12 5G is a very capable smartphone on paper from its new and improved chipset and capable specs. But on top of those, its camera system also shows that it can keep up with systems that flagship smartphones of today have.
It’s also pretty affordable for its lineup of features. It was recently launched in India for Rs 52,999 (approx. PhP 35K) as its starting price.
The iQOO 12 features a 6.78-inch LTPO AMOLED display with a resolution of 2800×1260 and a 144Hz refresh rate. It comes with a 16GB LPDDR5X RAM and 512GB UFS 4.0 storage. Powering it is a 5000mAh battery with 120W fast charge technology.
